Show Heads of Armenian Church mend differences NEW YORK (AP) — International chieftains of the Armenian Church once sharply at odds say both the tribulation of the devastating earthquake and a joint trip to the l'nited States strengthened the brotherly ties between them Rut in the church's IJS branch strains of a prolonged split still showed Tendencies also appeared on one side here to minimize the calls to unity These were among the mingled imprints left by an unprecedented team visit last week of the two top Armenian prelates Cathohcos Vasken I of the mother see in Soviet Armenia and Catholicos karekin II of the Cilician see in Lebanon "Catholicos" means universal church head similar to pope in Roman Catholicism However the Armenian Church like Pastern Orthodoxy uses more democratic procedures such as election of local bishops The earthquake in Armenia had drawn the two church heads together there to steady that flock Then their mutual trip here thanking Americans for help raised a sign for peace to a divided US church “Together we have agreed on taking certain steps toward cooperation which is more important than disputes of the past” said Vasken the now inclusively acknowledged head of the church based at Echmiadzin Armenia “The situation is better” he added in an interview “We hope that unity of the divided church here will take place in due high-lev- el course" Karekin interviewed later said: “We're on the right track Closer collaboration will become a source of benefit to our people and our church “People are disheartened with the conflict The polarization in the Armenian community has caused complications and duplications It is my conviction and hope that with the new trend toward brotherly relationships these disadvantages will gradually disap- pear” Both prelates are imposing figures in black cassocks and veiled hoods their beards neatly trimmed They carry d staffs The Bucharest-educategold-tippe- d Vasken is 80 while Oxford-educate- d rekin is a more vigorous 56 Asked if the earthquake disaster had firmed up their relationship Vasken said that this “naturally intensified it” Paradoxically good can come from tragedy he said and cited a Latin saying which goes: “Through stars” suffering you rise to the On that question Karekin said the earthquake “precipitated our coming together We both felt the same as one in that moment of tragedy Pain was the occasion Love was the reason” The Armenian church dates from 301 AD when Christianity was officially established there the first state church About 2 million Armenians live there and 5 million more are dispersed around the world including America The Episcopal Church can’t turn back now BOSTON (AP) — Religious leaders say there’s no turning back from women in the Episcopal Church hierarchy now that a 2000-yea- r bastion has been broken by the Rev Barbara C Harris’ consecration as a bishop Presiding Bishop Edmond Lee Browning spiritual leader of the Episcopal Church said Harris’ consecration earlier this month “means that this church is realizing the wholeness of ministry the totality of ministry and I’m sure that others will be following Barbara in the days ahead” The Rev I Carter Heyward one of women “illegally” ordained in a 1974 service in Philadelphia that paved the way for the Episcopal Church's approval of women clergy two years later said Harris’ consecration was “a major step" for the denomination “I think we still have a long way to go” she added “My experience in the Episcopal Church is that it really does take some pushing and I doubt that that’s all-ma- le 1 1 over" The ceremony made Harris the first woman bishop in the three denominations that believe in apostolic succession that church leadership can be traced to the apostles commissioned by Jesus The denominations are 4 Church News Standard-Examin- er Ka- the Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox and Anglican churches The Episcopal church is one of 28 national branches of the Anglican communion In her first sermon as a bishop Harris told 400 worshipers at the Cathedral Church of St Paul to resist the temptation to shut their eyes to issues such as racism and AIDS “If Jesus had not taken risks we would not be saved” said Harris who became a priest in 1980 in Philadelphia “If the Diocese of Massachusetts had decided to play it safe I would not be here wearing a broche and a chimere and a pectoral cross” While nearly all of the more than 8000 people who packed the convention center shouted their approval others fought to the end to preserve the tradition John Jamieson representing a group of conservative Episcopalians called the Prayer Book Sosaid her “pretended ciety consecration” holds church laws “in contempt” The Rev James Hopkinson Cupit Jr of New York City said the election of a woman may represent an “intractable impediment" to relations with other the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches Associated Press Catholicos Vasken of the mother Catholicos Karekin II of Cilincian see 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